Bent County
Author(s): Mark Peterson, Andrew Spencer
County Seat: Las Animas
Size: 1,517 square miles
Low Elevation: 3,665 ft. - Arkansas River on the Prowers border
High Elevation: 4,855 ft. - San Jose Ranch Mesa
Best Birds: Dusky-capped Flycatcher (1883), Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (2002), Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (2000)
Checklist: Bent County Checklist
Introduction: This is not just another square shaped eastern plains county. Bent County is arguably the best of the counties east of the mountains in both variety and quality of species that breed, migrate through, or winter here. For example, over 20 and sometimes over 30 species of warblers occur in the county every year, Greater Roadrunners and Black Rails breed within a couple of miles of each other, and just about every species of shorebird, wader, and waterbird that has been seen in the state has been seen somewhere in the county.
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Fort Lyon Area
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Marsh, Hedgerow/Shelterbelt, Grassland/Prairie, Tamarisk
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John Martin Reservoir State Park
Habitat: Pond/Lake/Reservoir, Marsh, Hedgerow/Shelterbelt, Grassland/Prairie, Tamarisk
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Las Animas
Habitat: Urban/Suburban, Park/Cemetery, Stream, Lowland Riparian
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Melody Tempel Grove
Habitat: Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie
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Setchfield State Wildlife Area
Habitat: Pinyon/Juniper Forest, Rimrock/Mesa, Grassland/Prairie
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Shane's Place
Habitat: Marsh, Lowland Riparian, Grassland/Prairie
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Thomeczek's Wildlife Area and Campgrounds
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie, Lowland Riparian
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Wilson Ranch
Habitat: Grassland/Prairie, Mesa/Rimrock, Lowland Riparian
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